Smoke visible in Summit County

Smoke from a wildfire near Eagle is visible in this picture, taken about 6:30 p.m. June 28 from Vail by Twitter user @VailGeek.
A 911 voice notification of a pre-evacuation notice was sent to 75 homes east of Eby Creek Road and in Castle Peak Ranch area. #ebycreekfire—
Eagle County (@EagleCounty) June 29, 2012
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — Vail-area firefighters are responding to a wildfire north of Eagle, on Castle Peak. As of 8:30 p.m. the fire was reported at about four acres. Updates will be posted at the Eagle County website. The county is also sending Twitter updates via @EagleCounty.
More tweets from various sources are streaming at the #ebycreekfire hashtag.
As of 8:30 p.m. #ebycreekfire is approximately 4 acres. Firefighters from local, state and federal agencies are responding.—
Eagle County (@EagleCounty) June 29, 2012
Eagle County emergency officials have sent pre-evacuation notices to 75 homes in the vicinity of the fire.

A wildfire burns June 28 on Castle Peak near Eagle, Colorado. Photo courtesy Twitter user @VailGeek.
This story will be updated.
Filed under: Colorado, forest fires Tagged: | #EbyCreekFire, Colorado fires, Eagle fire, Eby Creek Fire, Vail fire, Wildfires


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